In the summer of 2009, I created an independent study at Luther Seminary that centered on two areas of interest and experience: working with youth and video production. This project was aptly named: "Youth and Video Production." I interviewed organizations in Minneapolis/St.Paul whose purpose focused on the empowering of youth through the means of media arts and video production. I hope to analyze and share this information with my colleagues in youth ministry who desire to see their youth experience growth in their awareness of self, faith, and how they interact and relate with others. I believe that these organizations can serve as an inspiration for a similar framework of youth empowerment, leadership development and community building in the context of faith and ministry in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. This is a video compilation of those interviews. Contributing Organizations: St. Paul Neighborhood Network, "Set-it-Up" Peter Kirschmann Perpich Center for Arts Education Golden Valley, MN Nancy Norwood

Machinima is a new form of animation which uses images taken from video games in order to tell a story. One of the most popular games used today is WOW (World of Warcraft). At the time I wrote this which is about two years ago, machinima to my knowledge hadn't explored any type of religious experience. X-fire had been doing yearly contests to promote its website and machinima. I entered my film into the two minute short contest. It didn't win but I had a lot of nice reviews. Here is the first ever WOW machinima to touch on any religious ideas. Thanks you to Brandon Dennis for her hardwork and gift of music. enjoy

A video meditation set to the song "Mighty to Save" by Laura Story

View this 5-minute video tutorial to see the easy steps for sharing a resource you've created with others around the world. Use the player controls to pause or rewind for closer study.

Download an example of a great PowerPoint presentation which can be adapted for use as a training guide for your church leaders to equip them to become leaders in your stewardship efforts. The file size is 395K. Or download the presentation as a self-running QuickTime Movie. File size is 2.8M.

Una iniciativa de teatro callejero, que se realizó en distintos barrios de Guayaquil - Ecuador por parte de la Pastoral Juvenil Afro.

This video clip shows Bishop Bvumbwe and Bishop Berg presenting Certificates of Particpation to members of Bethany Lutheran Church, Rice Lake. Bethany is matched with Nambuma Mission Area, Malawi.

This video clip shows Bishop Bvumbwe and several other pastors baptizing infants in a rural congregation.

Choir A, one of three choirs at the Cathedral Church in Lilongwe, Malawi practices for a national competition held in Blantyre.